The skies opened and the deluge began. There was no easing into it. Within minutes, the afternoon sun in which anoles and tortoises had been basking had been obliterated by leaden clouds. Thunder rumbled and lighting speared the heavens. Torrential rains were falling – 2 and a half inches in just under one hour. By […]
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Aug 11
Aug 11
Herp Photo of the Day: Cyclura
Just hanging out in the wilds of Allen Cay, this gorgeous Cyclura cychlura figginsi stages the cake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jf! Go out and find some beauty this weekend and share it with us! Be sure to tell jf you liked it here! Upload your own reptile […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Ctenosaura
Just hanging out in the wilds of Allen Cay, this gorgeous C.figgisi stages the cake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jf! Go out and find some beauty this weekend and share it with us! Be sure to tell jf you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian […]
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Invasive Tegus spreading to Southwest Florida
The Argentinian Black and White Tegu, Salvator merianae, has been a problem in Southeast Florida for a while now, the lizard has established populations in Miami-Dade, Hillsborough and Polk County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, but it is now spreading to the Southwest region, particularly Collier County. “This is public enemy […]
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – Birthday Boy is Better
Frankie is on the road to recovery. Strike that. Frankie is doing much better. Strike that. Frankie is making it very plain that he is just fine and quite babying him, Mom! I think he knows it’s his birthday so I will forgive just about anything. Almost anything. Frankie antics in just the last 24 […]
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – Birthday Boy is Better
Frankie is on the road to recovery. Strike that. Frankie is doing much better. Strike that. Frankie is making it very plain that he is just fine and quite babying him, Mom! I think he knows it’s his birthday so I will forgive just about anything. Almost anything. Frankie antics in just the last 24 […]
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Scientists want to ban salamander imports
Faced with a disease that could wipe out native salamander species scientists are calling for a ban on the import of the amphibians from outside the United States in an effort to prevent the disease from establishing a foothold here. Already threatened by the chytrid fungus, also called Bd, this new fungus appears to only […]
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